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Licking County schools welcomed 2,247 kindergarten students in 2022-23 school year

Webp superintendent of public instruction j christopher woolard 2023

OH Superintendent of Public Instruction J. Christopher Woolard 2023 | Ohio Department of Education

OH Superintendent of Public Instruction J. Christopher Woolard 2023 | Ohio Department of Education

There were 2,247 kindergarten students enrolled in Licking County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 4.2% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Licking Heights North Elementary School welcomed most of the kindergarten students in the county, registering 392 students.

Within Licking County schools, the highest student count was found in first grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in pre-kindergarten.

Statewide, Licking County ranked 13th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 27,634 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was ranked 12th the year before.

In 2022, Ohio saw an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 1:15, which is an improvement for the state and is lower than the national average of 1:16.

Despite the apparent improvement, this positive trend is overshadowed by a general decline in public school enrollments, which was accelerated by the pandemic. This decline, aligned with the steady number of teachers in the state over the last 10 years, has led to low student-to-teacher ratios.

Licking County Enrollment by Grade - Yearly Comparison

Pre-kindergartenKindergartenGrade 1Grade 2Grade 3Grade 4Grade 5Grade 6Grade 7Grade 8Grade 9Grade 10Grade 11Grade 1205001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0002021-22 school year2022-23 school year

Kindergarten Enrollment in Licking County Schools for 2022-23 School Year

School name# of Kindergarten Students Enrolled% of Student BodyTotal Enrollment
Licking Heights North Elementary School392100392
Granville Elementary School15621.6723
Licking Valley Elementary School15515.9974
Hebron Elementary School12733.3381
Etna Elementary School12725.1506
Johnstown Elementary School11823513
Pataskala Elementary School11423.9476
Kirkersville Elementary School11223.5477
Garfield Elementary School10828.3382
Hillview Elementary School8016.7480
Northridge Elementary School7814.1555
John Clem Elementary School7818.8416
Legend Elementary School7815.8493
McGuffey Elementary School7416.6447
Carson Elementary School7018.1387
Utica Elementary School6116.5370
Newton Elementary School5715.8360
Cherry Valley Elementary School5212.7410
Slate Ridge Elementary School508.3606
Summit Road Elementary School4911.1443
Ben Franklin Elementary School4316.2265
Par Excellence Academy3720.1184
Taylor Road Elementary School318.8354
Jackson Intermediate School00424
Heath Middle School00373
Heath High School00474
Stevenson Elementary School00402
Heritage Middle School00397
Liberty Middle School00464
Newark Digital Academy00257
Newark High School001,359
Wilson Middle School00354
Granville High School00785
Granville Middle School00435
Granville Intermediate School00587
Johnstown Middle School00386
Johnstown High School00470
Lakewood High School00453
Lakewood Middle School00372
Licking Heights Central Intermediate School00811
Licking Heights High School001,342
South Elementary School00780
Licking Heights Middle School00685
Licking Valley Middle School00498
Licking Valley High School00537
Utica High School00410
Utica Middle School00339
Northridge High School00315
Northridge Middle School00270
Watkins Intermediate School00707
Watkins Memorial High School001,256
Watkins Middle School001,057

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